1945年2月18日,在对柬埔寨地区没有进行充分地面炸射进行火力空侦的情况下,
8 c' {' X0 Q5 k5 r直接将大规模空降部队投到了日军放置在纵深防守的预备队头上。
4 f+ q) F# F# u1 |6 ZA large enemy para force lands on top of our reserves - much like in Market Garden.
( V1 B" o, Z# C0 k) g9 AThey will be getting the foot tomorrow.
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5 X* f2 l- v5 s4 ?Ground combat at Phnom Penh ( a3 B2 M$ G, e" u
% M6 u1 S* K4 NAllied Shock attack
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1 u% c* U; V! L' @Attacking force 2593 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 108
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Defending force 13315 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 372 , H( J, V$ X/ N2 I
) m: R% G" ~3 ?' cAllied max assault: 120 - adjusted assault: 13 4 \& G9 G5 t4 w' a2 k( U
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Japanese max defense: 350 - adjusted defense: 627
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Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) , ]' ?+ ^' I) X% B- G: w
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 J" g- }5 n. f/ ~9 h2 @) KGuns lost 2 L% N- e$ a+ P9 E% h) L+ m
' r* k; l0 V- ]5 w* ZAllied ground losses: ; | ?4 v3 Y8 B4 Q. A% x
608 casualties reported
9 R9 C% ?3 ~) v; d/ GGuns lost 17 |